Brine seepage tracing in a damaged dam slope using elapsed-time electrical resistivity tomography

Helsin Wang¹, Keng-Tsang Hsu², Chih-Hsin Hu¹, Chih-Hsien Hsieh³, Ying-Tzu Ke^2*

¹ HCK Geophysical, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106012, Taiwan

² Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Chaoyang University of Technology, Wufeng District, Taichung, 413310, Taiwan

³ Sinotech Construction Corporation, Ltd., Nanking East Road, Taipei 105409, Taiwan

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